Joypad Turns iPhone into Game Controller

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Joypad Turns iPhone into Game Controller

Joypad is an iPhone app that does one very simple thing: It turns the iPhone into a touch-controlled gaming joypad, with a D-pad, A and B buttons, plus select and start.

Joypad connects to your Mac (we realize the irony of being Mac-only when all the good games are on the PC) via Wi-Fi, either over a proper network or a direct ad-hoc connection. You'll need the free helper app running on the Mac to talk to your Joypad, but otherwise, that's it: a $2 game-controller.

As you see in the video, with its total lack of features it makes a great companion to some emulated retro-gaming, especially if you are out and about. At home, a USB pad is probably a better bet. Then again, this is only a couple of bucks, and if I can play Streetfighter IV on the iPhone with a touch-screen, then Mario should be no problem.